IRGC experts council warns: No nuclear talks, no loss of Hormuz — demands US respect Khamenei's red lines

The IRGC's council of experts, in a statement early Sunday, declared that Iran will not discuss its nuclear program in negotiations and will not cede control of the Strait of Hormuz, demanding that the US respect the red lines of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, according to the source associated with the Guards.

In a statement circulated early Sunday, the IRGC's council of experts (a body linked to the Revolutionary Guards) issued a hard-line declaration on Iran's negotiating posture. The council stated bluntly that Iran will not engage on its nuclear program in talks and will not relinquish control of the Strait of Hormuz. It demanded that the United States respect the red lines set by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, warning that any deviation will meet a response from the Iranian public.

The statement follows the broader Experts Assembly's more general hard-line demands on Saturday night (as The Zioneer reported), but this version is specifically attributed to the IRGC-affiliated experts council. The identity of the Supreme Leader cited — Mojtaba Khamenei — matches the source text, which names him explicitly; Ali Khamenei remains the formal title-holder, but the quote attributes the red lines to Mojtaba Khamenei.

The declaration comes amid ongoing US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland, where Tehran has linked reopening the Strait of Hormuz to Israeli restraint in Lebanon and sanctions relief. The IRGC council's stance signals that the Guards' leadership is hardening its conditions ahead of any potential agreement. The source is a single source linked to the Guards, and the statement's timing — early Sunday Jerusalem — follows the Saturday night Experts Assembly release.

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